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Cottonwood is a tiny town of 254 people in Kaufman County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $2k a month.
254people
$293kTypical home
$1,554/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
269Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 254
- Part of a metro area
- About 176 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Dallas, TX
- 32 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,849/mo)
- Median rent $1,554/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 45% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DAL airport
- 38 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kaufman County: R+28 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.